Where does “kaarihitsaus” come from?

kaarihitsaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish hitsaus, from Finnish hitsata, from Swedish hitsa, from Middle Low German hitzen.

kaarihitsaus (Finnish): arc welding

Definitions

  1. arc welding

Ancestry of “kaarihitsaus”, step by step

kaarihitsaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hitsaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhitsauswelding
2Finnishhitsatato weld
3Swedishhitsato heat, to weld
4Middle Low Germanhitzen—

via Finnish kaari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaaricurve; bow; arch
2Proto-Finnickaaricurve
3Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing
Every word from Middle Low German hitzen →Every word from Swedish hitsa →Every word from Finnish hitsata →